Rotating precision tools for metal machining – drilling, milling, reaming, countersinking, threading
Gühring KG
Albstadt-Ebingen (headquarters) · more than 70 production sites in 48 countries, 20 of them in GermanyNew on Amplifa
About Gühring
Gühring KG, headquartered in Albstadt-Ebingen, is a manufacturer of rotating cutting tools for metalworking. The product range comprises precision tools for drilling, milling, reaming and countersinking as well as for thread production, complemented by parting and turning tools and clamping devices, with a total of more than 90,000 items. In addition to the standard range, more than 500 customer-specific OEM projects are engineered every year. The company bundles all manufacturing competencies under one roof: from its own machine building and in-house carbide production to its own coating development. The portfolio is rounded out by services such as tool reconditioning in more than 50 service centers worldwide, retooling and tool management. The tools are used mainly in the automotive industry, aerospace and mechanical engineering.
- Site
- Albstadt-Ebingen
- Processes
- Twist drill manufacturing (tool manufacturer, not a manufacturing service), Tools for drilling, Tools for milling, Tools for reaming, Tools for countersinking, Tools for thread production (taps, e.g. SteelPro for blind-hole thread tapping in, Parting tools (System 208 for stainless steel machining), Turning tools
- Materials
- Carbide, Steel, Stainless steels, Titanium alloys, Aluminium, Solid carbide (VHM), PCD (polycrystalline diamond), Solid carbide
- Founded
- 1898
- Employees
- 8000
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Aerospace industry, Mechanical engineering, Additive manufacturing
- 01
In-house carbide production
- 02
Tool manufacturing (drilling, milling, reaming, countersinking, threading)
- 03
Coating
- 04
In-house machine building
- 05
Tool reconditioning and service
Materials and Processes
Carbide
In-house carbide production as the substrate for high-performance tools.
Solid carbide
Base material for drills and end mills such as RT 100 XF or RF 100.
TiN coating
In 1981, Gühring developed the first TiN-coated twist drill; coatings increase tool life and reduce manufacturing costs.
PCD (polycrystalline diamond)
Used in milling cutters for abrasive materials such as aluminium to achieve maximum tool life.
Steel
Machining target of the tools, e.g. blind-hole thread tapping with the SteelPro tap.
Stainless steels
Target material for tools such as the parting system 208 or the solid carbide drill RT 100 InoxPro.
Titanium alloys
Target material for high-performance tools such as the RT 100 InoxPro.
Aluminium
Machining target, e.g. with PCD tools from Dörr for maximum tool life.
Locations
Albstadt-Ebingen
DEHeadquarters / Production
Tools
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twist drill manufacturing (tool manufacturer, not a manufacturing service)Machining | – | – | – | – | Carbide |
| Tools for drillingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tools for millingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tools for reamingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tools for countersinkingMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tools for thread production (taps, e.g. SteelPro for blind-hole thread tapping inMachining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Parting tools (System 208 for stainless steel machining)Machining | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Turning toolsMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Clamping devicesMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tool coating (e.g. TiN; in-house coating development)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| In-house carbide productionForming | – | – | – | – | Carbide |
| Tool reconditioning (retooling, more than 50 service centers worldwide)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| In-house machine buildingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3D printing systems (additive manufacturing, diamond-tipped spray nozzles DIANOZ)Additive | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1898
Founded as a twist drill manufacturer with 17 employees by Gottlieb Gühring
- 1973
First foreign subsidiary established in England; first carbide tools manufactured
- 1978
First non-European subsidiary established in the USA
- 1981
Development of the first TiN-coated twist drill
- 2000
Oliver Gühring, great-grandson of the founder, joins the company
- 2017
Total revenue of €1,040 million
- 2021
Oliver Gühring takes over the chairmanship of the management
- 2022
More than 70 production sites in 48 countries, 20 of them in Germany